2009 – Page 293

President Leonel Fernandez ordered the Chief of Police Major General Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin to discharge and arraign in court 22 members of the National Police, among them several officers, accused of acting in complicity with gangs of drug traffickers that disputed the control of drug sales in several localities of Puerto Plata as well …

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Dominican Sportswriters have announced their pick of the best athletes in 2008. Feliz Diaz, who won gold in the Beijing Olympics in the 64 kilos category in boxing, and Gabriel Mercedes, silver in Beijing in taekwondo, both received the Best Athlete of the Year trophy. The event is sponsored by the Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana brewery …

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Former US President George Bush senior flew into Casa de Campo, La Romana yesterday for rounds of golf and relaxing in the warm climate of the Caribbean. He arrived on a private plane that landed at the La Romana-Casa de Campo International Airport. Bush came with his wife, Barbara, and news reports indicates he is …

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Brazilian composer and musician Eumir Deodato is booked for the Teatro La Fiesta of the Hotel Jaragua this coming Thursday, 26 March 2009. On stage with him will be the Santo Domingo Jazz Big Band, under Pengbian Sang and Crispin Fernandez. Deodato has sold over 25 million CDs. He is well known for having composed …

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The Ministry of Tourism has ordered the re-paving of 19 kms from Cruce de Molenillo to Las Terrenas in Samana, as reported in the Listin Diario. The Minister said that all the roads from Sanchez to Las Terrenas would be asphalted. Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia told the Listin Diario that the repaving is part …

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Inflation for January 2009, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) registered at 0.28% for the month of January, which is a slight decrease from December and January 2008. The Central Bank (CB) attributes the drop to a decrease in the value of fuel purchases. The CB says that January’s CPI is based on …

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The Central Bank (CB) is optimistic the flow of investment will continue into the DR. CB Governor Hector Valdez Albizu says the DR’s credit “spread” dropped more than 700 points and explained that a majority of new investments to the country would be in the area of tourist real estate. Valdez says the drop in …

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Evacuations continue in the communities of Carlos Diaz and Juan Veras with mudslides threatening the safety of residents in this vulnerable area. The mudslides are a result of the heavy rains in the Cibao region last week. Six persons died and countless others have sought shelter in refugee centers. Regional Civil Defense director Francisco Arias …

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Sir Andrew Cahn, the chief executive of the United Kingdom Trade & Investment (UKTI) was in Santo Domingo for a day of meetings on Monday, 16 February with government and private sector to strengthen ties between the UK and the DR. “The role of UKTI is to help bring companies together,” said Cahn. He pressed …

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Basic Energy, the leading local power corporation, is behind the first private initiative for eco-schools in the DR. With the collaboration of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), Basic Energy seeks to support green education with integral programs that involve teachers, students, directors, management, services staff and parents at public schools nationwide. The project also …

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